Roofing-paper-mopping machine.



S. TROY & L. JACOBSEN. ROOFING PAPER MOPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l3. I917- Papented Oct. 8, 1918..

STEVEN TROY AND LEW JACOBSEN, 0F VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

ROOFING-PAPER-MOPPING MACHINE.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that we, STEVEN TROY and LEW JACOBSEN, a subject of theEmperor of Austria, and a citizen of the Dominion of Canada,respectively, residing at Vancouver, in the Province of BritishColumbia,

Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoofing-Paper-Mopping Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a mopp1ngmachine for applying{a coating ofmolten asphaltum or the li e to the underside of a width ofwater-proofed or other fabric vice that will allow the strip of paper orthe like to be withdrawn from the roll in which it is purchased, whichroll is rotatably mounted on themachine and will afford it the requiredsupport while a coating of molten asphaltum is applied in a continuousband to the underside of it,.either across its entire width or suchfraction thereof as may be required, the thickness 'of the ap pliedcoating being adjustable to suit the requirements and is substantiallyuniform .in

. its distribution.

The machine is fully described in the following specification, referencebeing. made to the drawings by which it is accompanied, in which:

Figure-1 is a vertical'section, of the machine on the line 11 in Fig. 2,and

Fig. 2 is an elevation in the direction of the arrow 2 in Fig. 1.

In these drawings 2 represents a simple structural frame, preferably ofwrought metal, within which frame is supported a trough 3 adapted tohold molten asphaltum or a like adherent water-proofing material. In theends of this trough 3 is journaled the axle 5 of a mopping roller 4,that the underside of the roller may be immersed in the asphaltum withinthe tank and the upper side project thereabove. This roller 4 ispreferably made of thin sheet metal and its cylindrical form maintainedintermediate of the spoke frames which support it from its axle, bysimilar frames or rings.

This light construction is adapted that Specification of Letters Patent.

the thin metal of the roller may be more Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

Application filed April 13, 1917. Serial No. 161,826.

quickly heated by the molten asphaltum and render unnecessary thecustomary independent and supplementary heating of the roller by steamor otherwise. The construction also lends itself to the desirablefeature .of lightness for portability.

Immediately over the roller 4 a supporting and driving roller 6 issupported in a frame 7, which frame is pivotally connected to eitherside of the main frame at 8 and is supported at the other side on anadjustable stop 9 that will sustain the roller 6 at the requireddistance clear of contact with the mopping roller 4.

The roll 10 of paper or other fabric which it is required to apply tothe surface of the floor or roof is mounted in bearings '11 on that sideof the frame 2 toward which the mopped paper is to-be delivered, and thepaper 10 is'taken from the underside of its roll and passed over andaround the drive roller 6 and is delivered toward that side,

that is, to the side on which the roll 10 is mounted.

The paper thus encircles the roller 6 to a sufficient extent to afiordthe required frictional grip to rotate the drive roller 6 and themopping? roller 4, which roller is rotated from 6 by gear wheels 12secured on their respective axles or by other convenient means, such aswill rotate the roller 4 in an oppos1te 'direction to that of 6 that theadacent s 1d es may travel together. Whatever driving means is usedbetween the rollers 4 and 6 should be such as willpermit slightvariation in the distance between them, as although the rollers do nottouch one another, orthe paper on the rollers 6 does not touch theroller 4, the asphaltum or other material is lifted from the trough '3by the roller 4; and is applied to the underside of the paper as itpasses around the roller 6 and the thickness of this applied coating isregulated by the distancebetween the rollers and determined by theadjustable stops 9 against which the roller carrying frame 7 rests atone end.-

To enable the paper to be taken from either side of the machine asrequired the bearings 11 for the axle of the paper roll and the fulcrumpin 8 and adjustable stops 9 are provided on both sides of the frame 2,so that the paper roll and the frame 7 may be reversed when desired.

As the roller 6 should be kept free from any accumulation of I asphaltumor other water-proofing material whieh would impair its action, itslength, see F1g.. 2, is less than the width of the paper to be moppedthat the edges of the paper may project be-' yond the ends of the}roller and thus prevent application of the asphaltnm to the surface ofthe roller. This is an important feature differentiating. thismachine-from any other used for the same or similar purpose.

One end of the mopping roller 4 should coincide practically with oneedge of the paper and its length will depend on what width of the paperit is desired to mop.

, that it is readily portable'and may be furtate movement, which wheelsit will be nished with wheels 13 on. one side to facili noted rotate inplanes parallel to the axes of rotation of the mopping and driverollers,so as to be movable across the lines in which the paper-isbeing laid..On the other side of the machine the support legs are adjustable as at15 to accommodate the slope of the roof, V

In use, themachine is located at the extreme end'of the length of roofunder treatment and the paper from the roll 10is taken from theunderside-ofthat roll, and over and partially aroundthe roller 6 todeliver -to the side. on which is the-"roller 10. An

are of contact is thus provided sufiicient to rotate the roller 6 andwith it the mopping roller 4. The'distance. of the roller 6 from themopping roller 4 is adjusted by the stops 9 on which one end of thesupporting frame 7 of the roller 6 rests to apply a coating of therequired thickness. The paper is drawnfrom the roll 10by an attendantwho holds up the end and moves away with it until the other end of thearea to be covered is reached, and the paper as mopped paper 'is thenlaid downon theonto the roof floor and the entire drawn oil the roll ismopped to the required width and thickness as it passes under the roller6. Thewithdrawn length of surface of the roof and is cut from the rollto a length suflicient to reach the other end of the area undertreatment, The machine may then be moved away ready'for the next stripand the end of the outstrip is lowered length is rolled into closecontact. Y

A guard '14 may be applied projecting over each edge of the roller 4 toprevent the material being splashed over the edge of the tank from theedges of the rapidly rotating roller. f

We are aware that prior to our invention mopping machines of this classhave been used wherein an adherent water-proofing of roofing paper orthe like fabric, but such application has been made by; causing thepaper topass in contact with a mopping' roller or a traveling band whichdips into the tank of water-proofingmaterial, and be-.

ing pressed into direct contact with the mopping roller or band, as thecase may be, the thlckne'ss of the applied coating cannot be regulated.

Further, in all such machines with which we are acquainted the mechanismfor travelmeans ing the 1paper and operating the mopping as been more orss complicated which themachine has. beendesigned. j

- Our device diflers from allxthese in that material has been applied tothe underside and unnecessarily heavy for the purpose for the rolleragainst which the paper-is drawn while being mopped and which drives themopping roller, does not contact with that roller but ha provisionlimiting its movement toward the mopping roller whereby thethicknessof'the applied material may be regulated to what is required.

Having now particuarly described our invention, we hereby declare thatwhat we claim as new and desire tobe-protected in by Letters Patent, isv 1. A roofing paperlmopping-machine of the class described, comprisingthe combination with a suitable frame, of a tank adapted to hold a fluidwater-proofing material, a

drive roller rotatably mounted-overthe tank, means for mounting a rollof the paper to be mopped adjacent the drive roller that the paper maybe taken ofi'the roll and pass over, around and. under the drive roller,and

means operative by rotation of the drive 1 roller without contacttherewith an'd-in'de pendently of the paper operated upon "for liftingthe water-proofing material from the tank and applying it to theunderside of the paper as it passes under the roller, the rotation ofthe drive roller being efl'ected by pulling the paper from the'rol1,:and means for maintaining the "driving roller spaced. from thewater-proofing material lifting means.

2. A roofing paper mopping machlneof the class described, comprising thecombination with a suitable frame, of .a tank adapted to hold a fluidwater-proofing material, a drive roller rotatably mounted over the'tank,means for-mounting a roll of the paper to be mopped adjacent the driveroller that the the roll of paper is mounted, and means copaper may betaken off the roll and under the roller delivering to the side on whichoperative with rotation of the roller and inwe dependently of the paperoperated upon fernggiping roller rotatably mounted above the t to dipthe lower part of it into the -water-proofing material therein, a driveroller rotatably mounted parallel to and immediately above the moppingroller, gearing for driving the moppmg roller from the drive roller,means limiting movement of the drive roller toward the mopping rollershort of contact therewith, and means for delivering a strip of pa eraround the drive roller and passing lt etween it and the mopping roller.

4. A; roofing paper mopping machine of the-class described, comprisingthe combination with a suitable frame, of a tank adapted to hold a fluidwater-proofing material, a mopping roller rotatably mounted above thetank to dip the lower part of .it into the water-proofing materialtherein, a drive roller rotatably mounted parallel to and ime .mediatelyabove the mopping roller, gearing for driving the mopping roller fromthe drive roller, means limiting movement of the drive roller toward themopping roller short of contact therewith, provision for mounting a rollof paper adjacent and parallel to the drive roller that the paper may betaken over and under the drive roller and delivered to the side on whichthe roll is mounted.

5. A roofing paper mopping machine of the class described, comprisingthe combination with a suitablie frame, of a tank adapted to hold afluid water-proofing material, .a mopping roller rotatably mounted abovethe tank to di the lower part of it into the water-proofing material, adrive roller rotatably mounted parallel to and immediately above themopping roller, said drive roller being of less width than the paper tobe mopped, gearing for driving the mopping roller from the drive roller,means limiting movement of the drive roller toward the mo ping rollershort of contact therewith, and meanS for mounting a roll of paperadjacent the drive on the machine that the paper may be delivered overand under the drive roller.

6. A roofing paper mopping machine of the class described, comprismg thecombination with a suitable frame, ofa tank adapted to hold a fluidWater-proofing material, a mopping roller rotatably mounted above thetank to di the lower part of it into'the water-proo g material, saidmopping roller being of thin sheet metal maintained cylindrical by thespoked frame supporting it toits axle, a drive roller rotatably mountedparallel to and immediately above the mopping roller, gearing fordriving the mopping roller from the drive roller, means limitingmovement of the drive roller toward the mopping roller, and means formounting a roll of paper on the machine that the paper may be taken fromit and over'and under the drive roller.

7. A roofing paper. mopping machine of the class described, comprisingthe combination with a suitable frame, of atank adapted frame of themachine to that on which the drive roller frame is mounted that thepaper may be taken from the roll and passed over and under thedriveroller for delivery from the machine.

8. A waterroof mopping machine of the class described comprismg asuitable frame, a tank for the water-proofing material, a water-proofingmaterial applying roller relatively fixedly journaled above said tank toproject into the tank and above the same, a driving roller, means formounting said driving roller above said ap lying roller, means formaintaining said riving roller spaced away from said applying roller agreater distance than the thickness of the paper to be coated, means forsupporting a roll of paper to one side of the drivin roller whereby thepaper may be passe over, around and under the driving roller in contacttherewith, and gear connections between the driving roller and -theapplying roller, all being arranged whereby as the paper is pulled fromthe roller the driving roller will be turned'thereby and the motion ofthe a driving rollerwill be transmitted to the applying rollersubstantially as shown and described. I

In testimony whereof we aifix'our signatures.

STEVEN TROY. LEW J ACOBSEN.

